The painting was made in the autumn of 1929, when Torres completed another two artworks, La Chiquita Piconera and Bodegas Cruz Conde.

Born in Argentina, González moved with her family to Torres' native town of Córdoba after World War I.

[2] According to Sotheby's, the work has been "proclaimed as a quintessential rendition of Andalucian beauty".

The provenance of La Fuensanta has been largely unknown since 1930, when it was exhibited at the Ibero-American Exposition in Seville.

[3] The Spanish Ministry of Culture tried to purchase the painting from Sotheby's, but the auction price of €1,173,400 euros was too high.